Margaret Frances Dougherty was born Jan. 13, 1923, to E. K. and Holly Dougherty. She married John Bill "J. B." Swink on Dec. 29, 1943.
Margaret passed away in Athens on Dec. 24, 2004, after a brief illness.
She is survived by her husband, J. B. Swink, of Athens; a daughter, Sharon Rippley and husband, Wayne, of Katy; a son, Bill Swink, and wife, Judi, of The Colony; granddaughters, Gretchen Pausky and husband, David, (children Hailey and Cooper) and Angela Rippley, all of Katy, and Jennifer and Holly Blackwell of New York City, N.Y.; sisters, Holly Hankins of Balch Springs and Eva Shelton and husband, John, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and special in-laws from the Swink side of the family.
She was a woman of great faith in God and touched the lives of many people. Prior to moving to Athens, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Corsicana for more than 20 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens for 42 years and was executive secretary at the church for more than 20 years. For
many years she was also involved in WMU, Sunday School, Hospitality House (a mission outreach to families of prisoners at Tennessee Colony prison), all other
mission activities and choir.
Margaret was an active member of the Quiltmakers Club and the Henderson County Food Pantry. She became a certified Braille typist while living in Corsicana and has a book in the Library of Congress that she prepared for her certification.
Margaret continued her giving spirit by donating her body to Southwestern Medical School in Dallas for research.
Source: Corsicana Daily Sun 31 Dec 2004
Margaret passed away in Athens on Dec. 24, 2004, after a brief illness.
She is survived by her husband, J. B. Swink, of Athens; a daughter, Sharon Rippley and husband, Wayne, of Katy; a son, Bill Swink, and wife, Judi, of The Colony; granddaughters, Gretchen Pausky and husband, David, (children Hailey and Cooper) and Angela Rippley, all of Katy, and Jennifer and Holly Blackwell of New York City, N.Y.; sisters, Holly Hankins of Balch Springs and Eva Shelton and husband, John, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and special in-laws from the Swink side of the family.
She was a woman of great faith in God and touched the lives of many people. Prior to moving to Athens, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Corsicana for more than 20 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens for 42 years and was executive secretary at the church for more than 20 years. For
many years she was also involved in WMU, Sunday School, Hospitality House (a mission outreach to families of prisoners at Tennessee Colony prison), all other
mission activities and choir.
Margaret was an active member of the Quiltmakers Club and the Henderson County Food Pantry. She became a certified Braille typist while living in Corsicana and has a book in the Library of Congress that she prepared for her certification.
Margaret continued her giving spirit by donating her body to Southwestern Medical School in Dallas for research.
Source: Corsicana Daily Sun 31 Dec 2004
Margaret Frances Dougherty was born Jan. 13, 1923, to E. K. and Holly Dougherty. She married John Bill "J. B." Swink on Dec. 29, 1943.
Margaret passed away in Athens on Dec. 24, 2004, after a brief illness.
She is survived by her husband, J. B. Swink, of Athens; a daughter, Sharon Rippley and husband, Wayne, of Katy; a son, Bill Swink, and wife, Judi, of The Colony; granddaughters, Gretchen Pausky and husband, David, (children Hailey and Cooper) and Angela Rippley, all of Katy, and Jennifer and Holly Blackwell of New York City, N.Y.; sisters, Holly Hankins of Balch Springs and Eva Shelton and husband, John, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and special in-laws from the Swink side of the family.
She was a woman of great faith in God and touched the lives of many people. Prior to moving to Athens, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Corsicana for more than 20 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens for 42 years and was executive secretary at the church for more than 20 years. For
many years she was also involved in WMU, Sunday School, Hospitality House (a mission outreach to families of prisoners at Tennessee Colony prison), all other
mission activities and choir.
Margaret was an active member of the Quiltmakers Club and the Henderson County Food Pantry. She became a certified Braille typist while living in Corsicana and has a book in the Library of Congress that she prepared for her certification.
Margaret continued her giving spirit by donating her body to Southwestern Medical School in Dallas for research.
Source: Corsicana Daily Sun 31 Dec 2004
Margaret passed away in Athens on Dec. 24, 2004, after a brief illness.
She is survived by her husband, J. B. Swink, of Athens; a daughter, Sharon Rippley and husband, Wayne, of Katy; a son, Bill Swink, and wife, Judi, of The Colony; granddaughters, Gretchen Pausky and husband, David, (children Hailey and Cooper) and Angela Rippley, all of Katy, and Jennifer and Holly Blackwell of New York City, N.Y.; sisters, Holly Hankins of Balch Springs and Eva Shelton and husband, John, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and special in-laws from the Swink side of the family.
She was a woman of great faith in God and touched the lives of many people. Prior to moving to Athens, she was a member of First Baptist Church of Corsicana for more than 20 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens for 42 years and was executive secretary at the church for more than 20 years. For
many years she was also involved in WMU, Sunday School, Hospitality House (a mission outreach to families of prisoners at Tennessee Colony prison), all other
mission activities and choir.
Margaret was an active member of the Quiltmakers Club and the Henderson County Food Pantry. She became a certified Braille typist while living in Corsicana and has a book in the Library of Congress that she prepared for her certification.
Margaret continued her giving spirit by donating her body to Southwestern Medical School in Dallas for research.
Source: Corsicana Daily Sun 31 Dec 2004
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